Knuth, Donald Pioneers History
Knuth, Donald Pioneers History
Dr. Donald Knuth, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Stanford University, is a seminal thinker and writer in programming, created the TeX markup language, Literate Programming, and the legendary landmark series of books 'The Art of Computer Programming'. He is also one of the few programmers who pays people for discovering bugs in his programs.
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Dr. Donald E. Knuth - His very own page. Programming wouldn't be what it is today without this man. Invented TeX, Literate Programming, author of landmark series 'The Art of Computer Programming'. Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming, Stanford University.
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Advogato Interview: Donald E. Knuth - Medium long, deep interview, mostly about TeX, fonts, typography; some about Literate Programming, processors: MMIX, Transmeta, Pentium. Gives a good sense of the man.
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Donald Knuth - Growing article, with many links to related topics. [Wikipedia]
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Donald E. Knuth - Author page: brief biography, links to all his books, interview.
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Interview with Donald Knuth - Covers open source success, multicore architecture problems, disappointing lack of interest in literate programming, reusable code menace, and urban legend about a programming contest win with one compilation. InformIT.
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Donald Knuth, Founding Artist of Computer Science - Interview with Knuth, National Public Radio, by David Kestenbaum.
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MUF Mastery: Donald Knuth - Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments.
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The Art of Computer Programming - Danny Yee reviews first 3 volumes of Knuth's magnum opus.
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Innovations Interviews Donald Knuth on The Art of Computer Programming - Brief, insightful, pure text; Addison-Wesley Professional.
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Love at First Byte - Featured article about Knuth's work, with recent photos. Stanford Magazine.
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Donald Knuth: Leonard Euler of Computer Science - Biography of the great scientist by Nikolai Bezroukov.
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Donald Knuth Wins Kyoto Prize - Announcement, MAA Online: Mathematical Association of America.
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ACM: Fellows Award: Donald E. Knuth - Grace Murray Hopper Award, given to outstanding young computer professional of 1971, based on one major technical or service contribution. Knuth published in 1968, Volume I of his monumental treatise The Art of Computer Programming.
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Dr. Dobb's TechNetCast Archives: Donald Knuth - Downloadable recordings on topics: MIT God and Computers Lecture Series, MMIX. Questions and answers, and forum exchanges.
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Rewriting the Bible in 0's and 1's - Since the 1960s, Knuth has been writing the sacred text of computer programming. He's a little behind schedule, but he has an excuse: he took time out to reinvent digital typography. By Steve Ditlea. Technology Review.
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